I know that some users say to stay away from the codes in the code database because they can cause other problems. I don't know about that because I learned all of the codes for my devices. With learned codes sometimes you have to learn them more than once to get them just right. Some users here use programs to generate their codes. That's a little too advanced for me.

To be honest, it's been awhile since I got my Pronto. I do remember it being a little slow but not as slow as you describe. I've probably just gotten used to it. I don't think any of the other models are any faster.